What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
People in West Yorkshire are being invited to have their say to help design the inside of the region’s Weaver Network buses. West Yorkshire’s integrated Weaver Network will incorporate a new publicly-owned and run bus system, when franchised services are introduced in 2027 and 2028. A consultation has been launched
A children’s book to help young minds begin to understand about reducing carbon and environmental choices has been published by First Bus in North and West Yorkshire. ‘Tinyfoot and Evie’s Adventure to Tiny Street’ features Evie the electric bus and her friend Tinyfoot. And a life-size Evie character visited Beeston
Residents around Leeds Dock and the nearby area were saddened when First Bus abruptly axed their number 29 bus last month. Now the service is being restarted, after a concerted effort by Councillor Ed Carlisle (Green, Hunslet & Riverside) and new independent operator Yorkshire Buses. The popular service – up
First Bus have announced that the 55C Cottingley circular bus service will reduce from a 30 minute to an hourly service. In a statement Brandon Jones from First Bus said: “The changes we’re introducing are temporary and are part of our current efforts to manage resources for passengers due to
Leeds Citizens members are hosting a listening event to listen to your stories and experiences on the issue of transport, getting around South Leeds and getting to the city centre. The event takes place on Thursday (17 September 2020), 7-8:30pm and because of the pandemic, the meeting will be held
Bus stops on main routes in Belle Isle, Middleton and Cottingley are set for an upgrade including new shelters and real-time bus information boards. The plans are part of a £7.36 million investment across the city which will be discussed by Councillors on the Executive Board on Monday (20 July
First West Yorkshire is moving all services to a special timetable from Monday (30 March 2020) to ensure key workers, including health service and emergency workers, can get to and from their places of work and those who need to can still collect medical prescriptions or do their essential shopping.
Slung Low, Holbeck’s own theatre company, suffered a break in to their double decker bus on Saturday night (21 December 2019). This is the ugly side of South Leeds, but what has happened since has shown our community’s real spirit. And we’ve been joined by Sting (yes, that Sting!) A
On 5 October Beeston bus users attended an angry and frustrated meeting at St Mary’s Church in Beeston to discuss the changes that were made to the number 1 bus route at the beginning of September and the alarming response from First Bus West Yorkshire in reply to a Tweet
MyDay, a new all-day, £2.60 county-wide bus ticket for West Yorkshire’s young people was launched on Monday 9 July 2018. Devised in consultation with young people from West Yorkshire, MyDay will be available to anyone aged under 19. The introductory £2.60 price will be fixed until the end of the